CVE-2017-8978 Information disclosure in IceWall Products

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can access sensitive information from HPE IceWall MFA proxy without authentication.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-8978?

CVE-2017-8978 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise IceWall Products, published on 15 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A Remote Unauthorized Disclosure of Information vulnerability in HPE IceWall Products version MFA 4.0 proxy was found.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8978?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Hp Icewall Mcrp, Hp Icewall Mfa, Hp Icewall Sso.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8978?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-8978 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8978 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-77wq-j2h3-wpg8.

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